Marilyn, the LDS entry that was extracted from local records had it spelled Allexander - with a double "L". There is an entry at SP regarding the marriage of Allexander Gibson and Rabina Bogie dated 16 Nov 1765. By the way, there is a birth/baptism entry in the OPR for a son named William Gibson dated 25 Nov 1768 where Alexander's forename was spelled with a double "L" as well. He might had died in infancy since I see there was another William Gibson born to Alexander Gibson and Rabina Bogie in 1774. Jacquie Winnipeg, MB Canada -----Original Message----- From: sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Watson Family Sent: October 15, 2008 12:26 AM To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Marriage on SP Hi John, You were so right. Certainly has Rabina ... but one of the witnesses is James Bogie gardener Now according to LDS Alexander Gibson and Rabina Bogie were married at St Cuthberts on the 16 Nov 1765 but that won't come up for me on Scotlands People no Alexander Gibson got married in Edinburgh and none of the others, that I paid my 1 credit point for, is him. I even tried "Alex" but no go. Any suggestions out there would be appreciated. cheers Marilyn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good afternoon all , May I just pick up on an excellent point made by Jacquie ? I have worked as a professional researcher on Scottish Maritime History for nearly twenty years and for eleven years have been a "Volunteer Helper" at SGS , Family History Centre and Library, Edinburgh. One of the most contentious things I come across is the number of people , working on their family history, who will not accept that they are almost inevitably going to find numerous spellings of their name as they know it today . Many , for some reason mostly from USA , simply refuse to accept that there are variations in name spellings We have members researching NAPIER with twenty three variations back to early 17thC , McFADZEAN with nineteen variations in the same time frame . Monday past we had a visitor researching PATERSON in Leith . In the 1851 census the birth place of the "head of the house " was given as "Berwick,Berwick" . No trace of him could be found in Berwickshire OPR's under any variation so we tried Berwick , Northumberland . No trace again so we tried PATTERSON - there he was as was his father , gfather et al. A new door was opened up by simply using variations. ( He wasn't too chuffed at having English forbears !!!!!!!! ) Same thing applies to given names - use variations !! Moral is never give up - remember "a name is a name is a name " Good luck with your searches Regards John John D. Stevenson Edinburgh > Marilyn, the LDS entry that was extracted from local records had it > spelled Allexander - with a > double "L". There is an entry at SP regarding the marriage of Allexander > Gibson and Rabina Bogie > dated 16 Nov 1765. > > By the way, there is a birth/baptism entry in the OPR for a son named > William Gibson dated 25 Nov > 1768 where Alexander's forename was spelled with a double "L" as well. He > might had died in infancy > since I see there was another William Gibson born to Alexander Gibson and > Rabina Bogie in 1774. > > Jacquie > Winnipeg, MB > Canada >

John, would it be out of line to ask you to check on the variations of Knox/Noakes?  Thanks.  Dorothy   - On Wed, 10/15/08, John Stevenson <johndee.ships@btinternet.com> wrote: From: John Stevenson <johndee.ships@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Marriage on SP To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 9:32 AM Good afternoon all , May I just pick up on an excellent point made by Jacquie ? I have worked as a professional researcher on Scottish Maritime History for nearly twenty years and for eleven years have been a "Volunteer Helper" at SGS , Family History Centre and Library, Edinburgh. One of the most contentious things I come across is the number of people , working on their family history, who will not accept that they are almost inevitably going to find numerous spellings of their name as they know it today . Many , for some reason mostly from USA , simply refuse to accept that there are variations in name spellings We have members researching NAPIER with twenty three variations back to early 17thC , McFADZEAN with nineteen variations in the same time frame . Monday past we had a visitor researching PATERSON in Leith . In the 1851 census the birth place of the "head of the house " was given as "Berwick,Berwick" . No trace of him could be found in Berwickshire OPR's under any variation so we tried Berwick , Northumberland . No trace again so we tried PATTERSON - there he was as was his father , gfather et al. A new door was opened up by simply using variations. ( He wasn't too chuffed at having English forbears !!!!!!!! ) Same thing applies to given names - use variations !! Moral is never give up - remember "a name is a name is a name " Good luck with your searches Regards John John D. Stevenson Edinburgh > Marilyn, the LDS entry that was extracted from local records had it > spelled Allexander - with a > double "L". There is an entry at SP regarding the marriage of Allexander > Gibson and Rabina Bogie > dated 16 Nov 1765. > > By the way, there is a birth/baptism entry in the OPR for a son named > William Gibson dated 25 Nov > 1768 where Alexander's forename was spelled with a double "L" as well. He > might had died in infancy > since I see there was another William Gibson born to Alexander Gibson and > Rabina Bogie in 1774. > > Jacquie > Winnipeg, MB > Canada > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi everyone, Am looking for connections. Thought I would post some information on my ancestors. If you see possible connections, please let me know. Thanks! Chris I am researching Dewars of Edinburgh. Patrick Dewar (English teacher) most likely from Perth, married Mary Menzies, daughter of Archibald Menzies and Margaret Campbell. Mary (Menzies) Dewar died at the Little Dunkeld Parish in Scotland in 1866. At least four children born to them: Archibald, Mary, Margaret, and John. Archibald, assistant inspector of the poor at the city parish died at the age of 80 on Sept. 8, 1878. Archibald did leave a will and inventory list of items at the time of his death of which I have a copy Archibald married Margaret Easton. They married in 1832 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh Scotland. Margaret Easton was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian Scotland in the year 1812. Margaret's parents' names were Robert Easton, who married Elizabeth Steel. Archibald and Margaret had at least three children; their names were Elizabeth, Peter, and Mary. After Archibald's death, his widow Margaret was living in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1881 as a housing lodging housekeeper with her daughter Mary whom was a dressmaker. Also living in the household was Elizabeth Ferguson, a visitor (possibly a relative) (could have been her oldest daughter) and a lodger named Alexander Petrie, Archibald and Margaret's daughter Elizabeth, (sister of Peter and Mary), may have married William Ross who was found in the 1881 Latter Day Saints census living in South Leith, Edinburgh Scotland. William Ross was a lithographic printer by occupation and was originally from Kirkpatrick, Dumfries Scotland. They had at least two children, Archibald and George Peter Dewar Sr. (son of Archibald and Margaret Dewar and brother of Elizabeth and Mary) was born in 1835 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, He grew up to become a "lithographer", a printer. Peter Sr. married Jane Kay Morrison, daughter of John Morrison and Jane Kay. Peter Dewar Sr. and Jane had seven known children and possibly two more unknown who probably died young. They were Jane K. Dewar (Jennie), born June 23, 1857 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland, Archibald Dewar born about 1858/1859 in Scotland, John Morrison Dewar born June 30, 1862 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Charlotte Beatrice (Beatrix) Dewar born August 19, 1865 in Scotland, and Peter Dewar Jr. born June 26,1869 in Springfield Massachusetts. William Morrison Dewar was born about September 1871 in Springfield, Massachusetts and died April 14, 1872 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Catherine M. Dewar born about March 30, 1874 in Springfield, Massachusetts and died May 12, 1874 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their son John Morrison Dewar (possibly died about1862/63. Charlotte possibly died young as well. I have not found either of them thus far in Boston after their parents traveled from Scotland to Boston.

Well said John, we have to be open minded when researching. Sandy (Tasmania) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stevenson" <johndee.ships@btinternet.com> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:32 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Marriage on SP > Good afternoon all , > May I just pick up on an excellent point made by Jacquie ? > > I have worked as a professional researcher on Scottish Maritime History > for > nearly twenty years and for eleven years have been a "Volunteer Helper" at > SGS , Family History Centre and Library, Edinburgh. > One of the most contentious things I come across is the number of people > , > working on their family history, who will not accept that they are almost > inevitably going to find numerous spellings of their name as they know it > today . > Many , for some reason mostly from USA , simply refuse to accept that > there > are variations in name spellings > We have members researching NAPIER with twenty three variations back to > early 17thC , McFADZEAN with nineteen variations in the same time frame . > Monday past we had a visitor researching PATERSON in Leith . In the 1851 > census the birth place of the "head of the > house " was given as "Berwick,Berwick" . > No trace of him could be found in Berwickshire OPR's under any variation > so > we tried Berwick , Northumberland . > No trace again so we tried PATTERSON - there he was as was his father , > gfather et al. > A new door was opened up by simply using variations. > ( He wasn't too chuffed at having English forbears !!!!!!!! ) > > Same thing applies to given names - use variations !! > > Moral is never give up - remember "a name is a name is a name " > > Good luck with your searches > Regards > John > > John D. Stevenson > Edinburgh > > > > >> Marilyn, the LDS entry that was extracted from local records had it >> spelled Allexander - with a >> double "L". There is an entry at SP regarding the marriage of Allexander >> Gibson and Rabina Bogie >> dated 16 Nov 1765. >> >> By the way, there is a birth/baptism entry in the OPR for a son named >> William Gibson dated 25 Nov >> 1768 where Alexander's forename was spelled with a double "L" as well. He >> might had died in infancy >> since I see there was another William Gibson born to Alexander Gibson and >> Rabina Bogie in 1774. >> >> Jacquie >> Winnipeg, MB >> Canada >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >